Biography
| 1959 | Janet Irene Gartner born in Edmonton, 10 May |
| 1968 | Art Gallery of Alberta (one of two students chosen for art instruction at the newly opened gallery) |
| 1969-74 |
Shepy National School of Art, Edmonton, Alberta Oil Painting, Drawing, Watercolors |
| 1972 | Receives Harold Garry Award in Art |
| 1977-79 |
University of Alberta, Bachelor of Fine Arts Painting and Visual Communication Design |
| 1979 | Group Exhibition, Alberta by Teens, Art Gallery of Alberta |
| 1980 | First daughter, Jillian Mary is born |
| 1983 | Second daughter, Deanna Catherine is born |
| 1997 | Marries Leonard Lee Traub, 5 December |
| 2006 | Returns to full-time Oil Painting. Thirty-two year hiatus ends |
| 2009 | Moves to Canmore, Alberta upon completion of Art Studio construction |
| 2014 |
Charles H. Cecil Studios, Florence, Italy Portrait Painting |
| 2015 |
Academy of Realist Art, Edinburgh, Scotland Portrait Painting |
| 2016 |
Neon Sign Museum, Edmonton, Alberta Permanent Exhibit |
| 2017 |
Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy Still Life Painting, Portrait Techniques and Traditions |
| National Gallery of Canada | Archived, Library and Archives | |
| 2014-18 |
BP Portrait Award National Portrait Gallery, London, UK Shortlisted Works |
| 2020 | Exhibits at Suppan Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria. |
| 2021 | Art Gallery of Ontario | Exhibits Portraits of Resilience |
| 2022 | The Pomegranate Lovers and their " Journey of Love " is created |
| 2024 | Exhibits at the First Street Gallery, New York, NY, USA |
| 2024 | Exhibits at the European Museum of Modern Art (MEAM), Barcelona, Spain |